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Definition of Aberration
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Aberration
The act of wandering; deviation, especially from truth or moral rectitude, from the natural state, or from a type. A partial alienation of reason. A small periodical change of position in the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer; called annual aberration, when the observer's motion is that of the earth in its orbit, and daily or diurnal aberration, when of the earth on its axis; amounting when greatest, in the former case, to 20.4'', and in the latter, to 0.3''. Planetary aberration is that due to the motion of light and the motion of the planet relative to the earth. The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of such rays from a single focus; called spherical aberration, when due to the spherical form of the lens or mirror, such form giving different foci for central and marginal rays; and chromatic aberration, when due to different refrangibilities of the colored rays of the spectrum, those of each color having a distinct focus. The passage of blood or other fluid into parts not appropriate for it. The producing of an unintended effect by the glancing of an instrument, as when a shot intended for A glances and strikes B. Related Definitions:
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Aberration Quotations
Some of us learned in a school of philosophy which taught that all was for the common good and nothing for oneself and have never, in any case, regarded the pursuit of happiness as anything other than an aberration of the human spirit. John Grierson Well, yes, I mean, I think that, you know, my sources suggest that there's a lot of support for the notion that there is a lot of Koran abuse and that it was very much a systematic design, not just an aberration. Jane Mayer Bill Clinton tapped the brakes on that for two terms by appealing to the middle of the electorate, but he seems to have been an aberration. Ed Gillespie |
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Aberration Translations
aberration in Afrikaans is fout aberration in Danish is fejl, afvigelse aberration in Dutch is aberratie, afwijking aberration in Finnish is virhe aberration in French is erreur aberration in German is Verirrung {f}, Abbildungsfehler {m} aberration in Norwegian is villfarelse, avvik aberration in Swedish is villfarelse |
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